Re: [PATCH net-next v3 3/7] net: ethtool: add support for configuring tcp-data-split-thresh

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On Thu, Oct 10, 2024 at 12:46 AM Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Wed, 9 Oct 2024 23:25:55 +0900 Taehee Yoo wrote:
> > > > The tcp-data-split is not enabled, the tcp-data-split-thresh will
> > > > not be used and can't be configured.
> > > >
> > > >    # ethtool -G enp14s0f0np0 tcp-data-split off
> > > >    # ethtool -g enp14s0f0np0
> > > >    Ring parameters for enp14s0f0np0:
> > > >    Pre-set maximums:
> > > >    ...
> > > >    TCP data split thresh:  256
> > > >    Current hardware settings:
> > > >    ...
> > > >    TCP data split:         off
> > > >    TCP data split thresh:  n/a
> > >
> > > My reply to Sridhar was probably quite unclear on this point, but FWIW
> > > I do also have a weak preference to drop the "TCP" from the new knob.
> > > Rephrasing what I said here:
> > > https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240911173150.571bf93b@xxxxxxxxxx/
> > > the old knob is defined as being about TCP but for the new one we can
> > > pick how widely applicable it is (and make it cover UDP as well).
> >
> > I'm not sure that I understand about "knob".
> > The knob means the command "tcp-data-split-thresh"?
> > If so, I would like to change from "tcp-data-split-thresh" to
> > "header-data-split-thresh".
>
> Sounds good!
>
> > > > +     if (tb[ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_TCP_DATA_SPLIT_THRESH] &&
> > > > +         !(ops->supported_ring_params & ETHTOOL_RING_USE_TCP_DATA_SPLIT)) {
> > >
> > > here you use the existing flag, yet gve and idpf set that flag and will
> > > ignore the setting silently. They need to be changed or we need a new
> > > flag.
> >
> > Okay, I would like to add the ETHTOOL_RING_USE_TCP_DATA_SPLIT_THRESH flag.
> > Or ETHTOOL_RING_USE_HDS_THRESH, which indicates header-data-split thresh.
> > If you agree with adding a new flag, how do you think about naming it?
>
> How about ETHTOOL_RING_USE_HDS_THRS ?

Thanks! I will use that name.





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